Vascular outcomes in patients with screen-detected or clinically diagnosed type 2 diabetes: Diabscreen study follow-up

PURPOSE Screening guidelines for type 2 diabetes recommend targeting high-risk individuals. Our objective was to assess whether diagnosis of type 2 diabetes based on opportunistic targeted screening results in lower vascular event rates compared with diagnosis on the basis of clinical signs or symptoms. METHODS In a prospective, nonrandomized, observational study, we enrolled patients aged 45 to 75 years from 10 family practices in the Netherlands with a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, detected either by (1) opportunistic targeted screening (n = 359) or (2) clinical signs or symptoms (n = 20... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Klein Woolthuis, Erwin P.
de Grauw, Wim JC
Van Keeken, Susanne M.
Akkermans, Reinier
Van de Lisdonk, Eloy H.
Metsemakers, Job F. M.
van Weel, Chris
Dokumenttyp: Journal article
Verlag/Hrsg.: Annals of Family Medicine
Inc.
Schlagwörter: Keywords: aged / article / cardiovascular disease / cerebrovascular accident / clinical trial / comparative study / diabetic angiopathy / female / follow up / general practice / heart infarction / human / male / mass screening / middle aged / mortality / Netherlands / non insulin d Cardiovascular / Chronic care: comorbidity/multimorbidity / Diagnostic testing / Endocrinology: diabetes / Practice-based research
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Link(s) : http://hdl.handle.net/1885/80461